Sunway Medical Centre gets ready to go digital
Healthcare in Sunway Medical Centre is about to be introduced to the digital era as Hitachi Sunway Information Systems has invested RM12mn into the hospital to implement a next generation Hospital Information System (“C-HIS”) by Telstra Health, effectively kick-starting the hospital’s 5-year digital transformation program.
“The primary reason for the adoption of the new hospital information system is to realise the hospital’s vision of fully digitalising and centralising its administration and records,” says Lau Beng Long, Managing Director of Sunway Group Healthcare Services.
C-HIS is one of several cloud enabled, next generation healthcare solutions offered by CloudMED, recently acquired by Telstra Health. It provides an end-to-end hospital information management system that includes a comprehensive range of clinical, administrative and diagnostic capabilities, allowing hospitals to bridge physical distances; and to support greater collaborative use of data among doctors, hospitals, hospital services and patients. This system is currently implemented in more than 250 health facilities across multiple countries, including Thailand, India and the UAE.
Cheah Kok Hoong, CEO and Director of Hitachi Sunway Group said that the new project is a significant milestone in the company’s establishment in the SEA region as a trusted, one-stop ICT partner for a diverse range of industry verticals.
“SunMed’s move to centralise its medical services’ operations via a cloud-based HIS is commendable as the healthcare industry as a whole is moving in that direction. Hitachi Sunway is pleased to deliver and help support them with a solution that enhances innovation and manages complexity, both of which are requirements to offer high standard medical services,” says Cheah.
Valued at RM12mn, the SunMed HIS project is expected to be commissioned by Hitachi Sunway within 18 month and will be implemented over two phases. The project is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2016.
